Joey Votto dresses up as a Mountie for interview, says he owns a horse named 'Nibbles'

Reds first baseman Joey Votto is not only a four-time All-Star and arguably the best hitter in the National League. He’s also unarguably baseball’s top Canadian talent, a trilingual Toronto native with a career .419 on-base percentage.

And Votto apparently didn’t forget that MLB Network’s Intentional Talk Photoshopped him into a Mountie uniform this spring. So when he joined the show on Tuesday, he upped the stakes — dressing in the actual Mountie uniform that he apparently owns.

Votto postured with the gusto of a professional wrestler throughout his appearance, and got especially defensive when host Kevin Millar asked if anyone else besides Votto ever rides his horse, “Nibbles.”

Joey Votto dresses up as a Mountie for interview, says he owns a horse named 'Nibbles'

Reds first baseman Joey Votto is not only a four-time All-Star and arguably the best hitter in the National League. He’s also (…)

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